The use of a T-shaped contoured unilocking titanium radial plate for prophylactic internal fixation of the radial osteocutaneous donor site

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 648-650

  Avery, C M E ^a   Parmar, S ^b   Martin, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomically; Contoured plate; Distal radial plate; Donor site; Fracture; Morbidity; Plate; Prophylactic fixation; Radius; Unilocking

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DONOR SITE; OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIUS; RADIUS OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TITANIUM;

EID: 78649674640     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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